Cradle



IINrrne STATES 'Arent einen@ ALEXANDER DICK, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

CRADLE.

Specicaton forming part of Letters Patent No. 52i46, dated January 23,1866; anted ated January 17, 1866.

To all whom fit' may concer/n Beit known that I, ALEXANDER DICK, of thecity ot Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, haveinvented a new and useful Cradle of Improved Form and Action, by whichthe child may be gently swung in eve'ry possible direction, or tossedvertically, is peculiarly adapted to the use of drapery, and theemployment of clock-work as a motive power; and I do hereby declare thatthe following is afull and exact description thereof, reference beinghad to the drawing hereunto annexed.

A A A A A is a stationary frame supporting the movable parts. B is thecradle-basket. C U is a bent wire or hoop by which the cra-v dle-basketB is suspended from its ends to the bearer O by the screw or bolt n. Thebearer O may be in length one-third that of the basket B, and lyinghorizontally is pivoted at its ends to the upper part of the frame A bythe pivots P P.

The general forni of the upper half of the frame A is that of asemicircle, and is best made of iron. rI lhe same is true of the hoop C,which lies under said part of the frame A, with au interval betweensufficient to secure it from touching the frame A when the cradle is inmotion. rlhe screw N secures the hoop C to the bearer O, but not withfixed rigidity. It allows the hoop C to turn uponit as a pivot upon theapplication of a moderate force of the hand. Villow, cane, and iron wireare suitable materials for the construction of the cradle-basket 5audit' an egg be divided lengthwise one of the halves will indicate itst'orm.

The frame A may be made entirely of wood or of iron, or partly of both,as indicated in the drawing. It' the frame A stand four feet high andthree feet wide, it will be sufiicient for a cradle ot common capacity.

The action of this machine is apparent from the description. The cradleis swung transversely, longitudinally, or in any other direction byiirst turning it upon the screw N as a pivot to the position desired,and then moving it by hand or otherwise on the pivots P P. A verticalmotion is given when the force is so applied and the hoop C elastic. Toswing it by clock-work all that is necessary is to attach a pallet tothe bearer O, so as to work in the teeth of an escape-wheel or cylinder,with the other parts ada-pied in the usual Way. When this is done thecradle with its contents is simply a pendulum. To operate it with atreadle it is sufficient that the end ot' the screw N be a ring intowhich insert a'lever projecting afew inches horizontally andtransversely to the bearer O. Then attach a treadle with a cord to theend ot' it in the usual way.

The general form sufficiently indicates how this cradle may begracefully trimmed with drapery and the child cft'cctually protectedfrom iiies.

l. do not claim to be the inventor of all that is embraced in theforegoing description; but

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangment of the cradle-basket B, the hoop G, the screw N, thebearer O, the pivots P P, and the frame A, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

ALEXANDER DICK.

Witnesses:

WM. H. Brees, F. AKERMAN.

